Last confirmed: LSU, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 249 lb · Ponchatoula, LA
Jonathan Rucker: LB · LSU · #51.
Jonathan Rucker
Second year in the LSU linebacker corps. On tape: 1 tackle against Florida, Week 6, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 21Yahoo Sports Oct 12Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-37@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-26vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ No. 21 Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Bowl | L 17-21vs No. 14 Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Ed Orgeron, all run-heavy offenses — 17-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
35.2%
300 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 11 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
